Level One Words

Examine in order to note likenesses between two things or what they have in common

• compare

• contrast

• describe

• support

Examine in order to note significant differences between two or more things

• compare

• contrast

• identify

• describe

To establish as particular by noting individual features or characteristics in isolation

• describe

• details

• support

• identify

To tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details

• Support

• Compare

• Describe

• Demonstrate

The plot or succession of incidents of a novel, poem, drama, etc.

• story

• determine

• explain

• details

To describe, explain, display or illustrate through examples

• demonstrate

• identify

• contrast

• support

To decide or conclude through reasoning or observation

• identify

• details

• determine

• compare

To make clear or understandable to others; make plain

• demonstrate

• explain

• story

• determine

To back up, justify your answer, opinion, or claim (with evidence)

• details

• explain

• describe

• support

Elements that support ideas; smaller elements of structure

• story

• details

• describe

• explain